The Butterfly is an insect.It is very beautiful. It has two pairs of wings.Some wings are more colourful.In the morning it flies from flower to flower and sucks nectar Its body is thin and long.It has six legs. During the season of pilgrimage of Sri pada the butterfly flies to Sripada with his friends.There are more poems written about the butterfly. It is hermles. Little childreh like it. Its life in four stages.There is an egg ,caterpillar,cocoon and butterfly.

Sri Lanka has been famous for gemstones from the earliest times.It is an important exprot trade today . Many are in the Sabaragamuwa province are well known for gems. Ratnapura means the” city of gens”.It has gem museums displaying the wide range of gems, avaidlably in the country. The blue sapphire is the king of lankan gems. The 400 Carat blue sapphire called the “Blue Bell” which adorns the Btitish crown is from sri lanka. Rubies,cat eyes,alexandrites,aquamarines, tourmalines,spinals,topazes,garnets and amethysts are some of the precious stones found in sri lankan. The cutting of gems is a specialized job. Gems are cut and polished before they are set. Different regions in the country have different ways of making jewellery. Gems are generally warn for their beauty. People also believe that gems have the power to bring luck.The eraft was handed down from father to son.Now women too work in the gem trade.

Do you know what these Roces are? They are colled Dog Roses.This variety of roses was brought to Sri Lanka by the british. They planted it in Nuwara Eliya.It has five petals which are open;They are pale pink in colour. It has an edible fruit. It is very rich in Vitamin C, and is used to make syrup. This plant is planted us a nurse or Cover Crop or stabilizing plant.

Snharajai has a rain forest. It is in the Rathnapura district. There are theree king of plants in the forest.They are tald tree vinenc and shruds.We can see a lot of wild animals Monkey,elephant,bears and deer some of them.There are very kind of birds in sinharaja.They are jungle fowd woodpeckers peacocks and fly catchers ect.We moust proteck them for the futer.

Forests have been endengered in many ways .continuous climatic channges have become a serious threat to forests . causing severe damages. Increasing heat of the atmosphere has resulted in a scarctiy of water in forest areas. his has made forests more vulnerable to insects, pests and diseases. The warming of the atmosphere also paves the way to wild fires. wild fires destroy large areas of forest cover sending out a lot of Carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. loss of forest areas cbviously reduces the capasity to absorb carbon dioxide and badly of fects the forest productivity.

Kataragama is a very popular pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka. People of all walks of life throng to kataragama.The festivel in august draws thousands of pilgrimsto winess the ritual performances of the devotees.Some dance with skewers thrust through ther tongues and sheeks . others tow heavy carts or suspend weights from hooks piercing their wolking ceremony. the devotees wolk barefoot on beds of redhot embers.